Legal Opinion
Tajbakhsh v. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 12, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2020-1592Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KIAN TAJBAKHSH et al., Plaintiffs, No. 20-cv-1592-ACR-MAU v. GOVERNMENT OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al., Defendants. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiffs Kian Tajbakhsh (“Kian”), Farideh Gueramy (“Farideh G.”), Cyrus Tajbakhsh (“Cyrus”), and Farideh Mohajer (“Farideh M.”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) bring this action under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”). See 28 U.S.C. § 1605A; ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs seek to hold the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”)1 liable…
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